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Warren D Hansen

Richard H Taylor

Bobbye J Wetsel

Francis S Clark

A device for the collection and testing of a fluid specimen is disclosed and claimed. The invention is particularly useful for collecting and testing human urine specimens but may also be employed in the veterinary environment or any time a potentially hazardous fluid is to be collected and tested and isolation of the specimen from testing personnel is desired. The invention keeps the specimen enclosed and sealed during transport and testing to facilitate safe handling of specimen. Some embodiments of the invention are highly resistent to tampering by the patient or during transport.

Fluid specimen collection and testing apparatus

A bandage which retains bodily fluids at least until such fluids reach the top of the dressing that may be placed in the bandage and which permits removal or replacement of the dressing without detaching the bandage from the patient. The bandage has a holder with a base portion which is adhesively attached to the skin of the patient and which contains an aperture to accommodate a wound. Connected to the base portion is at least one flap which folds over the dressing that may be inserted into the holder and which has a releasable fastener to close the holder, to maintain the dressing in a desired position, and to enable the bandage to be opened for inspection of the wound or replacement of the dressing. Fluid retention is accomplished by having the distal (with respect to the patient) edge of no flap closer to the patient's body than is the distal side of the dressing. And when the holder is constructed of transparent material, medical care givers can readily observe as bodily fluids approach the distal side of the dressing. An optional embodiment includes a flat pad having an aperture similar to that of the base portion. The holder is bonded to the flat pad, with the apertures of each aligned with one another; the flat pad and, consequently, the holder, is subsequently adhesively attached to the patient.

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Sandy, UT, United States of America

Warren D Hansen